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STORY OF THE DAY • Jun 19, 2020 • 3 min read

Press freedom HRW: Duterte attempting to silence reporting on deadly drug war

By Alex Cooper • Jun 19, 2020
Following the conviction of Rappler CEO Maria Ressa this week on cyber libel charges, Human Rights Watch has claimed the case is part of a growing trend of Rodrigo Duterte attempting to silence those reporting on his infamous drug war

STORY OF THE DAY • Jun 17, 2020 • 6 min read

Opinion Ressa’s conviction by the Duterte regime isn’t the story we should focus on

By Tom Smith • Jun 17, 2020
This week Rappler CEO Maria Ressa was convicted in the latest attack on press freedom under President Rodrigo Duterte. But academic Tom Smith says by shining all the spotlight on this high-profile case, we're forgetting the Filipino journalists under fire at the grassroots

Jun 04, 2020 • 3 min read
Duterte's Philippines

UN: People killed with ‘near impunity’ in Philippine drug war

A UN report on June 4 called for an independent investigation into rights abuses in the Philippines as it accused President Rodrigo Duterte's infamous drug war of unleashing widespread and systematic killing with "near impunity"
By Agence France-Presse • Jun 04, 2020

May 20, 2020 • 6 min read
Philippines press freedom

Embattled ABS-CBN’s future shrouded in doubt, but newsroom fights on

In the Philippines, the future of ABS-CBN remains uncertain as a decision on whether to allow it to return to air meanders through the nation's political system. But in the newsroom, one of the network's few branches still operating, news chief Ging Reyes says there is a renewed drive and energy
By Alexi Demetriadi • May 20, 2020

May 07, 2020 • 4 min read
Opinion

‘Duterte’s dictatorship is complete with closure of major news network’

With the closure of the Philippines largest television network ABS-CBN this week, press freedom looks at its weakest since the Marcos era. Dr Tom Smith argues that the move has merely cemented what many suspected – Rodrigo Duterte has embraced dictatorship
By Tom Smith • May 07, 2020

May 06, 2020 • 4 min read
Press freedom

Rappler “stands with ABS-CBN” as Philippines largest network forced off air

The Philippines largest TV network ABS-CBN has been ordered off air by the government's telecommunications agency. Critics have labelled it a fresh attack on press freedom under President Rodrigo Duterte, while fellow embattled media outlet Rappler say they stand in solidarity
By Miriam Deprez • May 06, 2020

Apr 14, 2020 • 5 min read
Covid-19

Saving lives on the frontline, Filipino nurses still face abuse and stigma

While undertaking life-saving work for little pay, frontline healthcare workers in the Philippines say they are still suffering from physical attacks, a lack of protective equipment and are stigmatised in their communities due to virus fears
By Miriam Deprez • Apr 14, 2020

Apr 09, 2020 • 7 min read
Press freedom

Journalism on trial

Independent Filipino news outlet Rappler is under legal fire yet again, this time under a "cyber libel" charge. Free press advocates say this latest criminal case lodged by the government amounts to official harassment
By Samantha McCabe • Apr 09, 2020

Mar 13, 2020 • 4 min read
Press freedom

Reporters Without Borders labels Vietnam, Philippines worst for spreading disinformation

Marking the 10th annual World Day Against Cyber Censorship on March 12, press freedom advocacy group Reporters Without Borders listed Vietnam and the Philippines as among the top-four worst countries in the world for spreading state-sponsored disinformation online
By Miriam Deprez and Andrew Haffner • Mar 13, 2020

Feb 11, 2020 • 9 min read
Crime and punishment

The prison without walls

At the Philippines’ largest penal farm, convicted criminals are given a second shot at life in a prison that allows them a surprising amount of freedom
By Ángel L. Martínez Cantera • Feb 11, 2020